bhimsen

Majhe

Bhagyada Lakshmi Baramma

Ram kahiye Ram japiye Bhimsen joshi

Heart melting song by the great Purandara Dasa...

Lyrics & Translation by Mr. Manjunath Harvey S. Rao:

P: karuniSO rangA karuNisO
 HAVE COMPASSION ON ME O RANGA HAVE COMPASSION ON ME 

A: iruLu hagalu ninna smaraNeyittu enna OR alternately sung as:
 iruLu hagalu ninna smaraNe mareyadante
 THAT I NEVER FORGET THE THOUGHTS ABOUT YOU DAY AND NIGHT 

C1: rukumAngadanaMte vrata mADalariyenO
 I dont know how to perform “VRATA” like Rukumangada 

SukamuniyaMte stutisalariye
 I cannot praise you like Sukamuni did

bakavairiyaMte dhyAnava mADalariye
 I do not know how to do “Dhyana” like Bakavari

dEvakiyaMte etti muddisalariye
 I do not know how to lift you up and pet you (Muddisu) like Devaki did

2: garuDanaMte pottu tirugalariye nAnu
 I do not know how to carry you and roam around like Garuda did

vara kapiyaMte sEvisalariye
 Nor I know how to serve you like “vara kapi” (Divine Monkey or Hanuman) did

suramuniyaMte pADalariye nAnu
 I cannot sing like suramunis did

[karirAjanaMte kareyalariye]
 I do not know how to call you like Kariraja did

siriyaMte neredu mOhisalariye
 Nor do I know how to love you like “Siri” ( Wealth or Goddess Lakshmi) does

3: baliyaMte dAnava koDalariyeno- bhakti
 I do not know how to do charity like Bali (Chakravarthi) did (ref: vamana avatar)

chalavanariye prahlAdanaMte
 I do not know the Chala Bhakti (Determined or Persistent Bhakti) like Prahalada

olisalArenu arjunanaMte sakhanAgi
 I cannot show you affection of a friend like Arjuna did

salahO dEvadEva purandaraviTTala
 So help me o devara deva (God of Gods) Purandara vittala

(This song beautifully describes Bhakthi bhava of different forms and relates it so aptly to different characters in Bhagvata and Ramayana (Puranas). In every sentence Dasaru praises the greatness of these great bhaktas and his own inability to match them. But the final and last line is touching where Dasaru outpours his heart begs God of Gods to give him Salahe (Advice/Counsel or Help him) despite of all his limitations.



Karuniso Ranga - (Composer: Purandara Dasa Singer: Amrutha Venkatesh)

Manoharan Kuppusamy